The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-10-05
TIL. .SEC0NDsDAI.Y3
OF THE GREAT, ,K. or1. ASSEMBLY
AT Minncnpolls-rhe Session Expected TO
Lat Ton Days-The Fight netwesn tho
Enthusiastically Predicts n linton n.
is of all Labor Otganixationr., u.

NlNNEAPoLi5, MlaSn Ost. 4.-The dole.
gates to the General Assembly Of the
knights OF Labor ross lac this morning.
The ball at the Warrington Rink, the
interchange Of iraternal greetings at the
various hotels aud the butsonholing OF
the delegates by other delegatca with hob.
bles, all consplred to keep everybody up
until a lato hour last night. ,i
The opening buaines, aosslon sas an.
nouncad to bsslu at H,rmonls Hall at 10
O'clock, bu. at thu hour namsi the dele.
gates had just begun to arrive at tho hall
The decorations gave very attractive
effect. Small tables covered the d Dor 8,
the hall aud from two to four Knights eat
at each. l.a i&FTt ~ t'stt. e. AZ 4
For an hour the delegates chs!ted In
groups either at the tables or stan,liav NJ
the rear OF the hall. Z Central Secrotarv
Charles q. Litchmsn, who arrived thi,-
morning, stood at a little desk iuus below
tho stage and dealt ou. tettera AMI talS.
grams from pile before him. Mr. paw.
derly and General Worthy Foreman Gr;f.
ilths formed tho centre Of eroup near tho
stage. a.5iS,i "a 3. =,
II was just eleven o'clock whon Gen.
oral Master Workman Powderly took un
bis gavel and raped the AsSembly to
ordor. Tho delegates removed their hats
and took ocass about the tables. There
wero shout three hundred and fifty in all z
IN the hall. Tho secret session lasted tho
remainder OF the forenoon. alto a num>
ber OF women delegates had put In an ap.
pearanCe up to the hour Of opening tho
proceedings, among than being Mrs. Ste..
vens,. Of Milwaukos; Mrs. Maria Told, Of
Michigan Mrs: Mary Hannaiin, Of lphila.
delphia; Mrs. Hale, Of New jersey, and
Mrs. L. NJ. Barry, Of New York. * few
worda OF Welcome were expressed by
General Maeter Workman Powderly, aitort
which tho report Of the Committe on Gre.
denttals ..waa presented. Alter a partial
reading ot the report Inquiries OF tht .del.
esatea developed the TACT that in conae-
quence OF seyeral late sdditions to tha list,
the document had not been completed.
An adjournment was therefore ordered
until 3 r. N. 81 4 ~ SO {.
Ats o'clock tho Gsnsral Assembly was
again called to order, and the re-
port OF the Committee on Credentials
received. Some 1876 delegate, were favor !,
ably reported, while a few wero without
the Endorsement Of the committee. Ths
principal case was that OF j.. r. Buch-
anan, the Denver "kicker."" Over his
admission there was a long and 4
warm discussion. which was protractea
till O'Clock when the convention i'd
journed till o'clock tomorrow morning.
Perhaps the most important proroyitions
that is likely TO come 3efore The General
Assembly is scheme TO unite the knichts
Of Labor and the National Fs1mers' Al;
lance now in eession at Dlinneapoijs.5 The
plan now proposed is to make the Far.
mers Alliance a national trade body with
the title Of National District Assembly. 4 +
Some OF tho delegates are OF the opinion
that work before the Assembly can bn
completed inside OF q week or ten days.
but Mr.. Powde.ly said o-day tina. eccori,
Ing to.the best idea he could form il would Z
be. nearer three weeks before they had
chance 10 get away. .33 & :,'Ss n
Early this morning the opponants az
the Executive Board, as the anti. ti.Powderly
faction now characterize them, were in {
consultation ior the puspoae of arranging
their programme, and If they submit but
a small proportion Of the complaints that
they have formulated, they are likely to I
occupy q good proportion Of the session i
Their latest grievance 10 that a number Of
tho order have been given employment al
the general headquarters at Philadelphia. \
and that this practice is calculated to !.
destroy the gecret fessurea OF the orcanizs.% I
tion. It will alao be charged that sum 4
exceeding $1,000 has been expended at 1
Executive Headquarters without com.
pliance with the law relating to the ex- IS
penditures. lit is not alleged that the
money has bee used other than in The in 4
terest Of the order, but the kickers con. I
tend that not a penny should bo dis
bursed except upon the proper vouchers. 4
snd that tho practice referred to should bs 4
roundly condemned - S.
MR. PowDERLY TALKS.
& In an interview to-day Mr., Powderly 1.
said cit is no doubt true that our nun.
bers are fewer that they once were, but
We understand each other botter. i. .There b
were great many who came into the
order through curiosity and the excite. 4
ment Of the times, but they did not have
the interests of the movement at heart
and have dropped out. But 1t Is truo thai
there are many branches TO the labor, 3
n, ~, tst1gf - L.,